JUSTICE circa 1630

This small tent stitched picture probably began its life as a bookbinding. It
depicts the allegorical figure of Justice with her scales, in an idealized
landscape. Tent stitch worked in silk or wool threads on linen canvas, was
probably the most common embroidery technique used in the early seventeenth
century. It resulted in a durable, long-wearing object, was easy to execute, and
fine enough to produce delicately shaded designs that resembled the rarer and
more expensive woven tapestries.